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NATHAN W. BAKER, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS.

teem Patent No. 91,593, dated Tune 22, 1869.

To 'whom 'it may concern: i

Be itrknown that I, NATHA' W. BAKER, of Lynn, county of Essex, and State of Massachusetts, have inventedan Improved Tying-Up Awl; and do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description thereof', reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l represents an awl having my improvements. Figure 2 represent-s another view, also showing improveniente.

Figure 3 is a section on line x y of fig. 1.

My invention has reference morepartieularly to use by shoernakers in tying together shoes of apair, but it may be conveniently employed for many other purposes.

' My object is to produce an awl by which a cord or string may-be inserted into or pushed through leather or cloth, at the same time with the awl, and, when the awl is withdrawn, leaving the string or cord.

The drawings and description more clearly explain the nature of my invention. In the drawings'- A is an aw'l iixed in the-handle B.

`N ear the point of' the awl, and in one side, is recess c, extending from c to m. The recess yis open at c',

vbut is partially closed at m, by tongue d coming up before it.

Fromm grooves e e extend each side ofa seeming continuance of tongue d a short distance up the awl.

New, when it is desired to puta cord through a piece of material, the quarter of a shoe for instance, when the shoes are to be tied together as pairs are putup, double the cord over between tongue d aud the main part of the awl, letting the cord come back along grooves e e, holding both ends ofthe cord in the same hand with the handle then push the aw] with the cord through, and as the hack of recess cslants to the point.

at c', when the awl is-Withdrawn, the cord remains.

This 4saves much time and perplexity to Shoemakers in putting up pairs of shoes, as it is quite a task to pierce the shoe, and then undertake to insert the cord, often requiring a minute or two to string both shoes, a tedious method still adhered to even in our ybestappointed factories.

My invention can be em for many otl'ler'purposes.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

The awl A, having recess c scarfed, at .'i, substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof,- I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribingV witnesses.

NATHAN W. BAKER.

' Witnesses: i

' CARROLL D. WRIGHT, AUSTIN S. HowARTn.

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